Rav Yitzchak Grossman Question: A man passes away and leaves behind a substantial yerusha of cash and an investment portfolio that includes stocks, bonds, etc. How is that yerusha divided? Answer: All assets, including stocks and bonds, are subject to…
Rav Yitzchak Grossman Question: Two parents pass away within a few weeks of each other, leaving behind several sons, including a bechor. How is their estate divided? Answer: In addition to the rule that sons inherit their father and mother,…
Rav Yitzchak Grossman Question: A person passes away and leaves over a spouse and a number of children. How does halacha dictate for the assets to be divided? Answer: When it comes to inheritance, halacha differs from secular law in…
Rav Ariel Ovadia Question: After Pesach, I went to a store and saw that it had a sign hanging that said that the chometz was sold through a reputable bais din; however, I know that this store was selling chometz…
Rav Ariel Ovadia Question: Is there a reason to be machmir not to buy chometz after Pesach from a store that sold its chometz over Pesach? Answer: It is said that the Vilna Gaon was machmir not to buy any…
Rav Ariel Ovadia Question: On Pesach, my young child opened the door to the cabinet where we keep the chometz that was sold to the non-Jew and a bag of pretzels fell out. What should I do with it now? …
Rav Ariel Ovadia Question: If one owns stocks in a company that buys and sells chometz, does he have to sell the stock as part of his mechiras chometz? Answer: There is much halachic discussion about how to define the…
Rav Ariel Ovadia Question: Someone lives in America and owns an apartment in Yerushalaim, which has chometz in it. When he sells his chometz in chutz la’aretz, the mechirah will take place after Pesach already began in Eretz Yisroel. Is…
Rav Ariel Ovadia Question: I noticed that in the shtar mechiras chometz, it says something about my keilim, my food utensils, being part of the sale. What are we concerned about in regard to the keilim? Are we worried about…
Rav Ariel Ovadia Question: Is it necessary to write in the shtar the location of the chometz that is being sold or is it sufficient to write that one is selling his chometz, without specifying where it is? Answer: A…